Airline Consolidating Operations In Cincinnati Area

Delta Airlines had informed the North Carolina Department of Commerce that it plans to close a facility near Kinston southeast of Raleigh and consolidate its private jet operations near Cincinnati. The move will cost about 50 people their jobs.

The Triangle Business Journal reports that Delta had acquired when it purchased Segrave Aviation in 2010. It has been part of a unit known as Delta Private Jets, an aircraft management and charter company and FBO. Delta wants to consolidate the unit at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport just south of the Ohio city in Hebron, KY.

Layoff notices went out to employees November 19, with an effective date of March 31. Delta said some of the employees will be offered transfers to Kentucky, though most would lose their jobs.

According to its website, the unit is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, and claims that it has 1,000 "state-of-the-art business jets" available for charter. The aircraft range from Beechjets, Citations, and Lears to Falcon Jets and Gulfstreams with a range of over 5,000 miles. The company can also arrange travel on Delta commercial jets.

FMI: www.deltaprivatejets.com